cocktail glass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cocktail glass
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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One customer said UPS managed to deliver a cocktail glass, after saying it had been discarded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
When the husband returns from work, there’s the wife, glowing and smiling with cocktail glass in hand to greet him at the front door.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022
Stir in a cocktail mixing glass with ice for 30 seconds, then strain neat into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021
Make a small mound of sugar, then use the lime to dampen the outside rim of a cocktail glass.
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2020
I was sitting in a wicker chair, holding a small cocktail glass of tomato juice.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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